Feb 23, 2023
Mint Dust: Friends Don’t Let Friends Draw Tower
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Mint Dust: Friends Don’t Let Friends Draw Tower
WARNING: This video has flashing lights.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5djkfZB5tnE
Team SAFARITHM appears again for BMS of Fighters: Summer Dream Traveller.
This is the history of JESTAL, the girl from my previous BGA, HIGH TIDE KINGDOM. Here we find her trying to reach the depths of her dreams to find a beloved, missing friend.
Huge huge thanks to my teammate KaziO putting together this stellar video!
Please check out SAFARITHM's contributions to this year's contest here: https://manbow.nothing.sh/event/event.cgi?action=More_def&num=456&event=140
Song available here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jbat8izktinatbe/NIGHT_ON_MOON.mp3?dl=0
Music, art: Ruby You Lazy Cat Video composition: KaziO That one shot of the floating isle: Megawolf77
Megawolf77: https://twitter.com/megawolf77 KaziO: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCljpiBrw8tG6dTDuO5kMsog
Hey girls! Did you know that um Jestal Orccio is gay?
Mint Dust: Alexa Jaeger and King Rhyner
Last two Mint Dust MCs.
Name: Alexa Jaeger Species: Canis Nationality: Filte-Dustrian In Fullbloom For: Presumably for loss of parents. Refuses to talk about it. Usually an angel in front of Fullbloom's staff, Alexa is, in reality, a bitter cynic and a bit of a bully, even to her friends. She has her moments of kindness, even to her self-described "enemies”, but befriending her takes a herculean effort, even if she likes you. She has lofty aspirations of making a name for herself. Doing what is a mystery, as she seems to be trying something new every week (art, acting, singing). Her only consistent hobby is practicing Ard Gabbah, a martial art from her home country of Dustria. She is extremely hydrophobic, refusing to even get near a body of water larger than Fullbloom's bathtub and constantly reminding the other kids to stay safe if they go swimming in the lake or play around the river. Relationships within Fullbloom: -Her best friend is King Rhyner. They clicked due to their mutual habit of trying to be the best at whatever new thing interests them that week. They often draft up and perform "plays" for the other Fullbloom kids, with Alexa handling the scripting and King handling the costuming. -She tolerates Nilla Bee. She finds her a total creep, but appreciates how she found her niche and stuck to it. Often invites her to play a tertiary character in the plays. Nilla considers Alexa her bestie. -Mortal enemies with Jestal. Believes the rabbit was born unlucky for having never met her family and thinks she's crazy for making up The Black Fox.
Name: King Rhyner Species: Lapin Nationality: Filtetsch In Fullbloom For: No living family other than his father, who is off fighting the war in Altadisca.
-One of only two rabbits and the only boy at Fullbloom -Skilled seamstress (keeps this secret), adept stylist, decent (if egoistic) actor -Tries to be a showoff, claiming he's either great at everything or will be if it's his first time trying -Best friends with Alexa. Often participates in her "plays", helps with costuming (though he gives her the credit for it) -Friends with Nilla. He appreciates her "style", even if he doesn't fully understand it. -Acquainted with Tabby. Considers her a friend but keeps his distance due to her bug hobby. Has ratted her out to the staff in the past. -Gets along with Jestal. Occasionally attempts to bond with her over being the only other rabbit among them, but their interactions are short due to their contrasting personalities.
Sorry I disappeared for six months. I like the new website layout. Gonna try to post again. Here's a bunch of Jestal's I did in the interim.
Mint Dust: King & Jestal
Couldn't sleep earlier, got the urge to scribble. It's been a long time since I've attempted such an intimate pose between two characters but I think it came out alright enough.
King and Jestal are a pairing I haven't given much thought to tbh. By the big story parts of Mint Dust, they're team mates just fine, but I've been wondering how they interact in the waking world? Early on, they've been living in the same house for years, but aren't really "friends". King is at the very least the most friendly and understanding of Jestal's sometimes-hard-to-understand boundaries, compared to Nilla's well-meaning naivete, and Alexa being a straight up bully. If Jacks never arrived to Fullbloom, I'd argue these two have the biggest potential to grow close.
I think of it like a "filler" episode of a TV show; shenanigans cause the two to wind up on an adventure on their own, and they learn they have more in common than being lapins.
King would admit to admiring Jestal's disregard of the judgement of others, doing what she wants and being who she is no matter what Dolly or Alexa think (as we know, King is a talented seamstress that keeps it a secret for fear of being seen as unmasculine) and praise her ability to pour her thoughts and feelings into her sketchbook when she can't actively speak them.
Jestal would admit a bit of jealousy at how King can make friends with anyone; besties with her bully Alexa, at least on "buddy" terms with that loon Nilla, the apple of the Fullbloom staff's eye. Hell, they even have living family! (King's father is alive but off fighting the war in Altadisca, hence why they're at Fullbloom despite not being an orphan). They know what they want out of life, only held back by fear of being seen attain it, and even then they try new things every day. Utter zeal for life.
The two would bond, fight the one-episode bad guy, we'd get a sick display of Jestal's wind manipulation and King's thread creation powers combining, they'd win, return home, and everything would tie back into the episode's theme. It'd be a "filler" episode, but one the fans loved in hindsight. It'd be the most we ever get of the two directly interacting, but they become noticeably more conversational to each other throughout the series, and maybe get one more team up during a big group fight.
Ah well, a cat can dream.
Mint Dust: Birth of a Silhouette
Jestal turns 14 today. At least, we think she does. She's been here at Fullbloom for a few years now, but we still don't know where she came from or who she even is. Not that it matters; she's here, so she's family and is loved like everyone else. Still, part of me will always wonder. I heard a rumor from her last home that she just washed ashore a little village outside Palla one day. Didn't even know her own name. Poor thing. Hopefully the little surprise party I have planned will bring her out of her rut. Distan has tried to talk me out of it, but she's never had a proper birthday! Even the moodiest teenager doesn't stand a chance against a homemade cake! - from the journal of Dolly Khan, March 13th, 19XX. --- Ugh, Jestal. I found that freak asleep in my wardrobe again. She was mumbling about a fox or something. Her ratty sketchbook was on the floor. Nothing but drawings of...I dunno. They kinda looked like flying islands. And they gave me a headache just looking at them! The day Dolly lets me switch rooms with Nilla can't come soon enough. - from the diary of Alexa Jaeger, March 14th, 19XX. --- First day volunteering at Fullbloom went okay. Mostly had to do some chores, help out with laundry, making lunch, that kinda stuff. Then the head lady there (Dolly I think her name was) put me in charge of this one kid, Jestal. Said she was 'troubled'. I dunno what she means. Kid mostly kept to herself. Didn't talk much. I mean, I had to wrangle her from the woods a few times, but so what? Nothing wrong with being a little adventurous. She carried this little sketchbook with her everywhere. Tried to break the ice asking if I could see it but she didn't respond. Oh well, maybe some other time. A few months at this place will be cake. I'm gonna pass classes this year for sure! - from the diary of Shina Riyu, April 7th, 19XX.
Mint Dust: Always Dreaming
What does it mean to be powerful in a place that isn’t real?